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  • JT Taylor Only Racer to Take All 8 Green Flags for King of the Hammers

    JT Taylor Only Racer to Take All 8 Green Flags for King of the Hammers

    JT Taylor #13 Torchmate Car adds BFGoodrich Tires and Azunia Tequila to Masthead

    JT TaylorCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO     JANUARY 29, 2014   February 7th will mark the 8thgreen flag that JT Taylor has taken at Johnson Valley for what started as a small group of guys competing for a 6pack of beer in 2007, to a full blown week event with over 300 racers in the now Internationally known race: 2014 Griffin King of the Hammers presented by Nitto Tires.  JT Taylor has notably driven the same car at 7 of the 8 events, with a 12th place finish in 2013.  In 2011, he drove the Torchmate TTB car. (more…)

  • “The Great American Off-Road Race”, The General Tire Mint 400, Returns to Las Vegas March 12th – 16th

    “The Great American Off-Road Race”, The General Tire Mint 400, Returns to Las Vegas March 12th – 16th

    2014 Mint 400January 28th – 2014 Las Vegas – The largest and most prestigious off-road race event in America, The General Tire Mint 400, will return to the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas Nevada, from Wednesday, March 12th through Sunday March 16th. The Mint 400 will feature three days of pre-race festivities in the heart of downtown Las Vegas, followed by the most challenging and thrilling off-road race of the year. Over one thousand of the world’s top off-road championship competitors will do battle in twenty different classes of vehicles across the brutal and unforgiving Mint 400 racecourse in front of thousands of spectators and race fans. Crowds in excess of forty thousand are expected to attend the festivities on Fremont Street East as well as The Mint 400 race – which are free to attend.
    THE 2014 MINT 400 IS COMING!
  • ARB 4×4 Accessories – 2014 King of the Hammers Announcement

    ARB 4×4 Accessories – 2014 King of the Hammers Announcement

    2014 Team ARB USA - Shannon Campbell - Erik Miller - Jason SchererWith the 2014 King of the Hammers race week fast approaching, ARB USA is excited to announce an even greater level of support for the world’s most challenging off-road racing event.

    First, we are pleased to announce that ARB will be supporting three of the top drivers in the race, all former Kings, and all three will be running ARB’s new RD99CE Ford 9″ Competition Edition Air Locker.

    This year’s ARB USA sponsored drivers are:

    • Shannon Campbell, 2008 and 2011 King of the Hammers winner
    • Jason Scherer, 2009 King of the Hammers winner
    • Erik Miller, 2012 King of the Hammers winner (more…)
  • Amanda Products Brings Spectator Recovery Station to Griffin King of the Hammers

    Amanda Products Brings Spectator Recovery Station to Griffin King of the Hammers

    Amanda Products Sponsors Mike Klensin Team Crossed Up Racing #4431

    Amanda ProductsLIVONIA, MICHIGAN   JANUARY 27, 2014:  Amanda Products is taking the opportunity to introduce its new Speed Hook™ at Chocolate Thunder on Thursday and Friday during the King of the Hammers race week.  “We have created a Spectator Recovery Station that will have generators and an assortment of chargers and power cords to charge any of your electronics and water to recharge your system,” said Robert Gruschow, President of Amanda Products.  “Look for the black Amanda Products tent at Chocolate Thunder and feel free to come hang out with us.” (more…)

  • Jason Scherer and Lance Clifford Team Up for the 2014 King of the Hammers

    Jason Scherer and Lance Clifford Team Up for the 2014 King of the Hammers

    2009 King and Two Time Ultra4 National Championship Race Winner Last to Qualify on Wednesday

    Jason Scherer Lance Clifford 2014 KOHDANVILLE, CA   JANUARY 27, 2014    Jason Scherer, with co-driver Lance Clifford, will be the last driver to qualify for the 2014 Griffin King of the Hammers on Wednesday during the acclaimed Power Hour.  Jason Scherer’s #76 Rubicon Express, Nitto Tire, Pirate4x4 car is extremely different than what he has driven the last couple years.  “Lance Clifford built this car as a high-speed family rig a couple years ago, but recently decided to cut it in half and turn it into a race car.  I brought it into my shop and have changed 100 little things to make it a racecar, from small sheet metal work to adding the Nitto Tires, Method Wheels and Tireballs, to making sure that it fits within all the KOH rules.  I think we got it!  It is notably the fastest car I have driven in the desert to date.  It only took Wayne at Fox Shox a few minutes to get us through the roughest sections at record speeds,” said Jason Scherer, the 2009 King and the 2012 & 2013 Ultra4 National Championship Race Winner.

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  • Warn Industries Offers 2014 Griffin King of the Hammers Contingency

    Warn Industries Offers 2014 Griffin King of the Hammers Contingency

    Warn Industries will be at King of the Hammers Vendor Show on WARN Way 

    WARN Booth - KOH 2013Clackamas, OR (1/ 25/14) — Warn Industries announces their 2014 King of the Hammers Contingency Program for competitors in the Ultra4 King of the Hammers races February 5th – February 7th.  A total of $2900 will be offered to drivers in Friday’s Griffin King of the Hammers race, Thursday’s Smittybilt Every Man Challenge race and Wednesday’s UTV race.  Additional details are listed below. (more…)